[HTML][HTML] How genomics can help biodiversity conservation

K Theissinger, C Fernandes, G Formenti, I Bista… - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment,
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …

Population genomics for wildlife conservation and management

PA Hohenlohe, WC Funk, OP Rajora - Molecular Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. Over the past decade, the field of population
genomics has developed across nonmodel organisms, and the results of this research have …

A comparative genomics multitool for scientific discovery and conservation

Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Zoonomia Project is investigating the genomics of shared and specialized traits
in eutherian mammals. Here we provide genome assemblies for 131 species, of which all …

Genomic evidence for inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious genetic variation in Indian tigers

A Khan, K Patel, H Shukla… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Increasing habitat fragmentation leads to wild populations becoming small, isolated, and
threatened by inbreeding depression. However, small populations may be able to purge …

The contribution of historical processes to contemporary extinction risk in placental mammals

AP Wilder, MA Supple, A Subramanian, A Mudide… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Species persistence can be influenced by the amount, type, and distribution of diversity
across the genome, suggesting a potential relationship between historical demography and …

Assisted gene flow using cryopreserved sperm in critically endangered coral

M Hagedorn, CA Page, KL O'Neil… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Assisted gene flow (AGF) is a conservation intervention to accelerate species adaptation to
climate change by importing genetic diversity into at-risk populations. Corals exemplify both …

US conservation translocations: Over a century of intended consequences

BJ Novak, R Phelan, M Weber - Conservation Science and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation translocations (reintroductions, reinforcements, ecological replacements, and
assisted colonization) have played a vital and necessary role in conserving endangered …

High genetic diversity and low differentiation reflect the ecological versatility of the African leopard

P Pečnerová, G Garcia-Erill, X Liu, C Nursyifa… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Large carnivores are generally sensitive to ecosystem changes because their specialized
diet and position at the top of the trophic pyramid is associated with small population sizes …

Genomics Reveals Complex Population History and Unexpected Diversity of Eurasian Otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain Relative to Genetic Methods

SJ du Plessis, M Blaxter, KP Koepfli… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Conservation genetic analyses of many endangered species have been based on
genotyping of microsatellite loci and sequencing of short fragments of mtDNA. The increase …

Comparative genomics and genome-wide SNPs of endangered Eld's deer provide breeder selection for inbreeding avoidance

V Pumpitakkul, W Chetruengchai, C Srichomthong… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Eld's deer, a conserved wildlife species of Thailand, is facing inbreeding depression,
particularly in the captive Siamese Eld's deer (SED) subspecies. In this study, we …